Crime and Public Safety

The shooting erupted about 11:30 p.m. on July 17 on Challenge Boulevard near Sierra Madre Road in Casa de Oro, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

San Diego police arrested a man on suspicion of murder in connection with a fatal hatchet attack Monday afternoon in the Bay Ho neighborhood, officials said.

Sheriff Kelly Martinez’s appearance before the Board of Supervisors Tuesday was her second in none months, but she still has not formally requested new funding.

She is accused of disseminating the livestream of the rampage by two teens and releasing their manifesto.

On International Overdose Awareness Day, county officials said methamphetamine caused more deaths than fentanyl for a second straight year

The 65-year-old man was struck about 10:30 p.m. Saturday at Escondido Boulevard and West El Norte Parkway, police said.

The interstate interchange will close after Genesee Avenue and remain closed until Carmel Mountain Road beginning at 9 p.m. Monday. The lanes are scheduled to reopen at 5 a.m. Tuesday, Caltrans said.

A pedestrian was fatally struck by a vehicle early Sunday morning on state Route 67 in the El Cajon area, officials said. The crash occurred about 2:25 a.m. on the southbound lanes just north of East Bradley Avenue.

A 26-year-old man was killed Saturday afternoon riding an e-bike near the intersection of South Melrose Drive and Breeze Hill Road, near Breeze Hill Park in Vista, according to San Diego County Sheriff’s Office.

Extra patrols will begin this weekend to curb disorderly conduct and public consumption violations.